285 pp, 8 1/2" H. Pictorial endpapers, b&w photographs, map. "When Andrew Peacock made the move from Ontario to Newfoundland, he thought he was kicking off his career as a newly qualified veterinarian with a brief adventure in a novel location. Turns out he was wrong about the duration - three decades later, he is still in Newfoundland. But it has certainly been an adventure. In his immense new practice - half the Avalon Peninsula - Andrew was the only vet for miles around, visiting patients (and their owners) on farms, in homes, and in the wild. A day's work could include anything from a Caesarian section on a cow in a blizzard, to capturing a polar bear on walkabout, to freeing a humpback whale from a trap designed for cod. All this is against the background of a domestic scene in which Adnrew's wife, Ingrid - also freshly qualified, as a 'human doctor' - shares the challenges of making a new life, fitting in to a well-established community, and in due course raising a family. (This) is a funny, thrilling, unflinching but ultimately heartwarming collection of tales about the connections between people and animals, and people with each other." Light browning to the bottom of the text block - very light on the top and fore-edge, a very small shallow dent on the front board. Dust jacket has slight browning on the spine and flap-folds.
Title: CREATURES OF THE ROCK: A VETERINARIAN'S ADVENTURES IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Edition: First Edition
ISBN Number: 038568259X
ISBN-13: 9780385682596
Location Published: Doubleday Canada: 2014
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Inscription: Not Signed
Categories: Natural History, Canada - Biography, Canada - Natural History, Canada - Newfoundland & Labrador
Seller ID: 31116
Keywords: adventure, andrew peacock, avalon peninsula, boars, calves, carbonear, caribou, cats, cows, dogs, farm animals, farming, freshwater, goats, horses, moose, newfoundland, pet medicine, pets, pigs, polar bears, rural life., rural newfoundland, seals, sheep, veterinarians, veterinary medicine, whales
